World Magician inspired by Houdini drowned after being lowered into river in chains June 18, 2019Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAYComments Off on Magician inspired by Houdini drowned after being lowered into river in chains Chanchal Lahiri, whose stage name was Jadugar Mandrake, had not been seen since Sunday, when he was lowered into the Hooghly River in Kolkata.